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British Academy of Film and Television Arts
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The British Academy of Film and Television Arts is an independent charity that supports, develops and promotes the art forms of the moving image – film, television and game in the United Kingdom. David Lean was the founding Chairman of the Academy, the first Film Awards ceremony took place in May 1949 and honouring the films The Best Years of Our Lives, Odd Man Out and The World Is Rich. In 2005, it placed a cap on worldwide voting membership which now stands at approximately 6,500. BAFTA has offices in Scotland and Wales in the UK, in Los Angeles and New York in the United States and runs events in Hong Kong, amanda Berry OBE has been chief executive of the organisation since December 2000. Many of these events are free to online at BAFTA Guru. BAFTA runs a number of programmes across the UK, US. Launched in 2012, the UK programme enables talented British citizens who are in need of support to take an industry-recognised course in film. Each BAFTA Scholar receives up to £12,000 towards their annual course fees, since 2013, three students every year have received one of the Prince William Scholarships in Film, Television and Games, supported by BAFTA and Warner Bros. These scholarships are awarded in the name of in his role as President of BAFTA, since 2015, BAFTA has been offering scholarships for British citizens to study in China, vice versa. BAFTA presents awards for film, television and games, including entertainment, at a number of annual ceremonies across the UK and in Los Angeles. The BAFTA award trophy is a mask, designed by American sculptor Mitzi Cunliffe. Todays BAFTA award – including the mask and marble base – weighs 3.7 kg and measures 27 cm x 14 cm x 8 cm. BAFTAs annual film awards ceremony is known as the British Academy Film Awards, or the BAFTAs, in 1949 the British Film Academy, as it was then known, presented the first awards for films made in 1947 and 1948. Since 2008 the ceremony has held at the Royal Opera House in Londons Covent Garden. It had been held in the Odeon cinema on Leicester Square since 2000, the ceremony had been performed during April or May of each year, but since 2002 it has been held in February to precede the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Academy Awards, or Oscars. They have been awarded annually since 1954, the first ever ceremony consisted of six categories. Until 1958, they were awarded by the Guild of Television Producers and Directors, from 1968 until 1997, BAFTAs Film and Television Awards were presented together, but from 1998 onwards they were presented at two separate ceremonies. The Television Craft Awards celebrate the talent behind the programmes, such as working in visual effects, production

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The Pumpkin Eater
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The Pumpkin Eater is a 1964 British drama film starring Anne Bancroft as an unusually fertile woman and Peter Finch as her philandering husband. The film was adapted by Harold Pinter from the 1962 novel of the name by Penelope Mortimer. The title is a reference to the nursery rhyme Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater, after a series of loosely related events in which Jakes infidelity is balanced by his reliability as a breadwinner and a father, Jo and Jake take a first tentative step toward reconciliation. Most of the story is based on two issues, Jos predilection for childbearing and Jakes extramarital affairs, the question of Jos fertility is first broached by her psychiatrist. He suggests that she may feel uncomfortable with the messiness or vulgarity of sex, and this does not prevent her from becoming pregnant again, but she follows suggestions by Jake and her doctor that she have an abortion and be sterilized, and she seems happy after the operation. Meanwhile, signs accumulate that Jake has been having affairs while pursuing a career as a screenwriter. The first indication is about a woman who lived with the Armitage family for a while, Jake reacts irrationally and unconvincingly to Jos questioning after the children tell her the woman fainted into Jakes arms. The second sign comes from Bob Conway, an acquaintance who alleges an affair between his wife and Jake during production of a film in Morocco, finally, Jake admits some of his infidelities under heated interrogation by Jo. After venting her frustration by furiously assaulting him, she retaliates by having an affair with her second husband and this elicits a similar coldness from Jake. In the films finale, Jo spends a night alone in the windmill that the couple have been renovating, the following morning, Jake and their children arrive at the windmill with food. Part of their tragedy is that bores, willy-nilly, seem often ridiculous, so the last thing a seriously-intentioned writer can afford to do is heap further grotesqueries upon them. But this is what has happened in Pinters often genuinely amusing script, for every justified extravagance — in the characteristically ghastly party scene, for instance, or Maggie Smiths gushing fatuities as Philpott – there are a dozen which are not. According to Time magazine, The Pumpkin Eater of the nursery rhyme put his wife in a pumpkin shell, giving a wry contemporary twist to Mother Goose, Penelope Mortimers vivid first-person novel suggests that the poor creature then swiftly developed shell shock. In this slow, strong, incisive film version of the book, judith Crist of the New York Herald Tribune said Bancroft seems a cowlike creature with no aspirations or intellect above her pelvis. Variety wrote script vividly brings to life the characters in this story of a shattered marriage. Jack Claytons direction gets off to a slow, almost casual start, the film continues to provoke comments decades later. Anne Bancroft won the award for Best Actress at the 1964 Cannes Film Festival and she was also nominated for the Best Actress at the 37th Academy Awards, losing that award to Julie Andrews. Harold Pinter won the 1964 BAFTA Award for Best British Screenplay, turner Classic Movies presented The Pumpkin Eater on September 17,2015 in commemoration of what would have been Anne Bancrofts 84th birthday

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Of Human Bondage (1964 film)
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Of Human Bondage is a 1964 British drama film directed by Ken Hughes. The MGM release, the screen adaptation of W. Somerset Maughams 1915 novel, was written by Bryan Forbes. After two unsuccessful years pursuing an art career in Paris, clubfooted Philip Carey decides to study medicine and he meets and falls in love with Mildred Rogers, a low-class waitress who takes advantage of his feelings for her. When she leaves him to another man, Philip falls in love with Nora Nesbitt. Mildred returns, pregnant and abandoned by her husband, and Philip takes her in and cares for her, while staying with Philip, Mildred has an affair with his best friend Griffiths, and when Philip confronts her, she tells Philip shes repulsed by him and walks out. After earning his degree, Philip becomes an intern at a London Hospital and he learns Mildred is working as a prostitute and seeks her out at the brothel where shes living with her ailing child. He takes the two under his wing, but once again Mildred leaves him, when he finally finds her in a clinic for the indigent, he discovers her child has died and Mildred, in the advanced stages of syphilis, dies in her spurned lovers arms. Kim Novak as Mildred Rogers Laurence Harvey as Philip Carey Robert Morley as Dr. Henry Hathaway began as director, screenwriter Bryan Forbes then briefly tackled the job of directing before the assignment fell to Ken Hughes. The first screen adaptation of Maughams novel, made thirty years prior, starred Leslie Howard, paul Henreid and Eleanor Parker co-starred in the 1946 remake. A. H. Laurence Harvey and Kim Novak, mr. Harveys portrayal is, at best, a succession of basically vacuous, woebegone attitudes. He appears to be more distracted than heartsick or emotionally undone, most of the time, this pallid drama constitutes bondage for a discerning observer. Time said, As portrayed by actress Novak, Mildred giggles a lot, TV Guide says, As the doomed pair, Novak and Harvey are passable but little more than that. Harvey looks too old for the role and fails to give his character much life, while Novak, although making a valiant attempt, further denying any dramatic potential is Forbes uninspired adaptation of Maughams novel. Rather than probe the psychological makeup of the characters, the script focuses on superficial motivations with all the emotional intensity of a high-school drama-society production. The film was condemned by the National Legion of Decency for its sexual content and masochism

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Mademoiselle (1966 film)
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Mademoiselle is a 1966 French - British drama film directed by Tony Richardson. The dark drama won a BAFTA award and nomination and was featured in the 2007 Brooklyn Academy of Music French film retrospective, Jeanne Moreau plays an undetected sociopath, arsonist and poisoner, a respected visiting schoolteacher and sécretaire at the Mairie in a small French village. But the film provides insight into her motivation, she has no cause for revenge. Later, she sets fire to houses and poisons the drinking troughs, out of pure prejudice, an Italian woodcutter is the chief suspect. Sexual tension arises between Mademoiselle and Manou during a series of encounters in the forest, finally, after a night of somewhat perverse intimacy in the fields, she falsely denounces him and the villagers hack him to death. In a final scene, as Mademoiselle is leaving the village for ever, it is made obvious that the woodcutters son knows the secret. Having a script written by Marguerite Duras based on a story by Jean Genet, Mademoiselle could pass as an art film, the film was shot on location in and around the tiny village of Le Rat, in the Corrèze département of central France. The entire production team stayed in what accommodation they could find locally for the duration of the shoot, the director always saw Jeanne Moreau as the lead. He originally wanted Marlon Brando for the lead, but scheduling could not be arranged. 1967 - Won, BAFTA award for Best Costume Design in B&W.1968 - Nominated, BAFTA Film Award, the film was entered into the 1966 Cannes Film Festival. Mademoiselle at the Internet Movie Database Mademoiselle at AllMovie Mademoiselle, The Belle From Hell

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Becket (1964 film)
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Becket is a 1964 Anglo-American dramatic film adaptation of the play Becket or the Honour of God by Jean Anouilh made by Hal Wallis Productions and released by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Peter Glenville and produced by Hal B, Wallis with Joseph H. Hazen as executive producer. The screenplay was written by Edward Anhalt based on Anouilhs play, the music score was by Laurence Rosenthal, the cinematography by Geoffrey Unsworth and the editing by Anne V. Coates. Restored prints of Becket were re-released in 30 cinemas in the US in early 2007, the film was released on DVD by MPI Home Video in May 2007 and on Blu-ray Disc in November 2008. The new film prints carry a Dolby Digital soundtrack, although the soundtrack of the original film, Becket won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, and was nominated for eleven other awards, including for Best Picture, Best Director and twice for Best Actor. The original French play on which the film is based was given its first performance in Paris in 1959. It opened on Broadway with Laurence Olivier as Becket and Anthony Quinn as King Henry II in a directed by Peter Glenville. The play opened in London in a production by Peter Hall with Eric Porter and Christopher Plummer, OToole was originally signed to play Henry II in the production, but broke the contract before rehearsals began to take the lead in David Leans film of Lawrence of Arabia. The film was made at Shepperton Studios, England and on location at Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Peter OToole went on to play King Henry II once more in The Lion in Winter with Katharine Hepburn as Queen Eleanor. Siân Phillips, who plays Gwendolen, was Peter OTooles wife at the time of filming, during the late 12th century, about 100 years after the Norman conquest, the Normans have removed the native ruling class, replacing it with a new monarchy, aristocracy and clerical hierarchy. Thomas Becket is a Saxon protégé and facilitator to the carousing King Henry, Henry appoints Becket Lord Chancellor to have a close confidant in this position whom he can completely control. Instead, Becket becomes a thorn in his side in a jurisdictional dispute. Henry finds his duties as king and his arranged marriage to be oppressive. Henry is more interested in escaping his duties through drunken forays onto the hunting grounds and he is increasingly dependent on Becket, a Saxon commoner, who arranges these debaucheries when he is not busy running Henrys court. Henry finds himself in conflict with the elderly Archbishop of Canterbury. During one of his campaigns in coastal France, he receives word that the old archbishop has gone to Gods bosom, in a burst of inspiration, Henry exercises his prerogative to pick the next Archbishop and informs an astonished Becket that he is the royal choice. Shortly thereafter, Becket sides with the Church, throwing Henry into a fury, gilbert then refused to acknowledge his transgressions and seek absolution. The King has a secret meeting with the Bishop of London in his cathedral

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The Long Ships (film)
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The Long Ships is a 1964 Anglo-Yugoslav adventure film shot in Technirama directed by Jack Cardiff and stars Richard Widmark, Sidney Poitier and Russ Tamblyn. The film was loosely based on the Swedish novel The Long Ships by Frans G. Bengtsson, retaining little more than the title. Although the protagonist is named Rolfe, the film was released in Sweden with the title Röde Orm och de långa skeppen, in a further attempt to exploit the popularity of the novel. It was also intended to capitalise on the success of recent Viking and Moorish dramas such as The Vikings, the story centres on an immense golden bell named the Mother of Voices, which may or may not exist. Moorish king Aly Mansuh is convinced that it does, having collected all the legendary material about it that he can, he plans to mount an expedition to search for it. When the shipwrecked Norseman, Rolfe, repeats the story of the bell in the marketplace, Rolfe insists that he does not know and that the bell is only a myth. He manages to escape before the questioning continues under torture, managing to return home, Rolfe reveals to his father that he did indeed hear the bell pealing on the night his ship was wrecked in Africa. However, Rolfes father has been made destitute after spending a fortune building a ship for the Danish king, Harald Bluetooth. Rationalising that the ship does not yet belong to Harald, Rolfe and his brother not only the ship. In order to prevent Harald from killing his father in revenge for the theft, Harald declares that he will summon every longship he can find and rescue her. After prolonged difficulties at sea, the ship is damaged in a maelstrom, the Norse are cast ashore in Mansuhs country. Captured by the Moors, the Norse are condemned to execution but Mansuhs favourite wife Aminah convinces her husband to use them and their longship to retrieve the bell. Arriving at the Pillars of Hercules, Rolfe and Mansuh find only a chapel with a small bronze bell where the Viking was certain he had heard the Mother of Voices. Frustrated, Rolfe throws the hanging bell against a wall and the resounding cacophony reveals that the dome is the disguised Mother of Voices. As the group reaches Mansuhs palace, Aminah suddenly cries aloud that the ships came in the night and is immediately shot down by a spear. A group of Vikings come leaping out from behind the silent townspeople and these Norsemen are King Haralds men, out to rescue the princess, and the climactic battle ensues. It ends when the falls over and crushes Aly Mansuh. The Moors are defeated and the Vikings victorious, the film ends as Rolfe tells King Harold about the three crowns of the Saxon kings

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Woman of Straw
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Woman of Straw is a 1964 British crime thriller starring Gina Lollobrigida and Sean Connery. It was directed by Basil Dearden and written by Robert Muller and Stanley Mann, connerys character Anthony Richmond schemes to get the fortune of his tyrannical, wheelchair-using tycoon uncle Charles Richmond by persuading Maria, a nurse he employs, to marry him. After his uncles demise Maria becomes a murder suspect, lollobrigidas character is the Woman of Straw of the title. The Majorca footage, including much footage in a boat off the coast, was shot on location in September 1963, Gina Lollobrigida was reportedly demanding and temperamental during the filming, frequently clashing with Connery and director Dearden. Woman of Straw at the Internet Movie Database Woman of Straw at Rotten Tomatoes

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The Yellow Rolls-Royce
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The Yellow Rolls-Royce is a 1964 dramatic composite film written by Terence Rattigan, produced by Anatole de Grunwald and directed by Anthony Asquith, the trio responsible for The V. I. P. s. It is set in the years up to and including the start of World War II. Prompted by the teams success with The V. I. P. s. Scott, Isa Miranda, Alain Delon and Jeanne Moreau, the soundtrack song Forget Domani by Riz Ortolani won Best Original Song at the 23rd Golden Globe Awards. Another tune, Mae, for the Scott-MacLaine-Delon section of the film, was released in several versions. On a flatbed lorry driven in the streets of London, a car is under a grey cover with the initials RR. The Rolls Royce is first purchased by Charles, Marquess of Frinton as a 10th wedding anniversary present for his French wife, Frinton is Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign Office. The marquess is a horse owner who has his heart set on winning the Ascot Gold Cup. This year his horse, named 10 June is the favourite, for appearances sake, Lord Frinton will not divorce his wife, but he returns the car. 20,023 miles later, Genoa, Italy — The Rolls, according to G. Bomba, owner of the Genova Auto Salon was “owned by a Maharajah and he is touring the sights of Italy with his bored fiancée Mae Jenkins and his right-hand man Joey Friedlander. When Maltese returns to Miami to take care of some unsavory business, Friedlander turns a blind eye when she falls in love with Stefano, a handsome young street photographer she had met while still with Maltese. Upon finding Jenkins and Stefano in the back of the Rolls with the shades drawn, but he later shows Jenkins an eight-day-old American newspaper headline, Bugs O’ Leary Slain—Police Claim Gang Warfare, that was Malteses business in the United States. Although in love with Stefano, Jenkins reluctantly leaves him, telling him that it was just a fling, trieste on the Yugoslav border – the year,1941 — The Rolls is in a repair shop. The car exterior is filthy with OCCASIONE painted on the windscreen and it is bought by Gerda Millett, a powerful and wealthy American widow touring Europe. Just before the Invasion of Yugoslavia by the Nazi Germans, she encounters anti-fascist Davich who commandeers her automobile to sneak into Yugoslavia, along the way, these two seemingly different people fall in love. She wants to stay and help repel the invaders, but Davich will not permit it and he tells her to go back to America and tell people what she has witnessed. The car is seen being unloaded from a ship in New York. During the end credits, it is driving along an expressway, passing beneath a road sign reading I-95, George Washington Bridge

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Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines
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In 1910, just seven years after the first heavier-than-air flight, aircraft are fragile and unreliable contraptions, piloted by intrepid birdmen. Pompous British newspaper magnate Lord Rawnsley forbids his would-be aviatrix daughter, ardent suffragette Patricia, aviator Richard Mays, a young army officer and Patricias fiancé, conceives the idea of an air race from London to Paris to advance the cause of British aviation. With Patricias support, he persuades Lord Rawnsley to sponsor the race as a publicity stunt for his newspaper, Rawnsley, who takes full credit for the idea, announces the event to the press, shocking everyone with the amount of the prize. Invitations and newspaper advertising go out worldwide, and dozens of participants arrive in England with their aircraft, the aircraft are housed and maintained in the hangars at the airfield on the Brookley Motor Racing Track, where the fliers make practice runs in the days prior to the race. During this time, predictable patriotic antagonisms quickly develop, yujiro Ishihara is the late-arriving Japanese naval officer Yamamoto, with a perfect Etonian accent. With his bullied servant, Courtney, he sabotages two aircraft, drugs one pilot, and cheats by shipping his aeroplane across the channel at night, more complications occur when the rugged American cowboy Orvil Newton falls for Patricia, forming a love triangle with her and Mays. Wishing the fliers good luck before the starts, Lord Rawnsley complains to his associate. Fourteen competitors take off but, one by one, their engines fail or they crash, Newton loses time when he slows down to rescue Ponticelli from his burning aircraft, and comes in second. Mays wins for Britain, but he recognises Newtons heroism and insists on sharing the glory, the other successful aviator is Dubois, completing his race for France. Newtons and Patricias final kiss is interrupted by a strange noise and they and the others at the field look up to see a flyover by six English Electric Lightning jet fighters, as the time period reverts to the present. Outlined are the hazards of modern flying despite todays advanced technology. One of the passengers gets the idea of learning to fly under his own power. Director Ken Annakin had been interested in aviation from his years when pioneering aviator. Later in the Second World War, Annakin had served in the RAF when he had begun his career in film documentaries, in 1963, with co-writer Jack Davies, Annakin had been working on an adventure film about transatlantic flights when the producers bankruptcy aborted the production. Fresh from his role as director of the British exterior segments in The Longest Day, Annakin suggested an event from early aviation to Darryl F. Zanuck, his producer on The Longest Day. In a series of silent blackout vignettes that incorporate stock footage of unsuccessful attempts at early aircraft, the early aviation history sequence that begins the film is followed by a whimsical animated opening credit sequence drawn by caricaturist Ronald Searle, accompanied by the title song. Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines, concludes with an epilogue in a fogbound 1960s London airport when cancellation of flights to Paris is announced. The narrator remarks that today a jet makes the trip in seven minutes, one frustrated passenger starts wing-flapping motions with his arms, and the scene morphs into the animation from the title sequence for the closing credits

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Osbert Lancaster
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Sir Osbert Lancaster, CBE was an English cartoonist, author, art critic and stage designer, best known to the public at large for his cartoons published in the Daily Express. Interested in art and architectural history and an activist for conservation, much of his work parodied British history, Lancaster was born in London, and educated at St Ronans School, and then at Charterhouse and Lincoln College, Oxford. At Oxford he became friends with John Betjeman and drew cartoons for the university magazine Cherwell and he graduated with a fourth-class degree in English after an extra year beyond the normal three years of study. Intending a career in law, he failed his bar exams, Lancaster initially worked alongside Betjeman at the Architectural Review. In 1936 he published Progress at Pelvis Bay, the first of his books of social and architectural satire. In these he sympathetically mocked the British upper classes, personified by his characters William, during his Express career Lancaster drew some 10,000 cartoons over a period of 40 years. During World War II, Lancaster worked in censorship, then in Greece as a Foreign Office press attaché. During the war years his cartoons provided comic relief from the privations of rationing and bombing raids, after the war Lancaster published Classical Landscape with Figures, The Saracens Head and Drayneflete Revealed, the last dealing with the Littlehamptons architectural and artistic inheritances. Along with The Littlehampton Bequest, it provided a humorous and satirical but very well-informed, survey of architectural and aesthetic trends in British, among the books he illustrated in this period was Say Please by Virginia Graham, a sardonic etiquette guide. In 1951 Lancaster worked with John Piper on designs for the Festival of Britain and this was followed by stage design work for opera, ballet and theatre including productions at Sadlers Wells and Glyndebourne, among them Frederick Ashtons production of La Fille mal gardée. Lancaster was firmly embedded in the British upper middle classes, as is clear by his autobiographies All Done From Memory and With an Eye to the Future. In his later life it was observed that he affected a caricatured persona similar to those depicted in his drawings, when he was knighted in 1975 he became one of only a small number of cartoonists to have received the honour, John Tenniel and David Low being others. Lancaster was the illustrator of books by other writers, including Noblesse Oblige (London, Hamish Hamilton,1973, edited by Nancy Mitford. Northcote Parkinsons books, including Parkinsons Law, its sequel The Law and the Profits, In-laws & Outlaws, and Law of Delay. Apart from his knighthood, Lancasters honours included a CBE in 1953 and an honorary DLitt from Oxford, as well as degrees from Birmingham, Newcastle upon Tyne. Lancaster died of causes, aged 77, in Chelsea. He is buried at West Winch, Norfolk, curated by James Knox and supported by the John R. Murray Charitable Trust of John Murray, it coincided with the publication of a new biography with the same title as the exhibition. Cartoons and Coronets, The Genius of Osbert Lancaster Bevis Hillier, Lancaster, Sir Osbert, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press,2004

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The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
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The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders is a 1965 British historical comedy film directed by Terence Young and starring Kim Novak, Richard Johnson and Angela Lansbury. It is based on the 1722 novel Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe, in the 18th century, an orphan, Moll Flanders, grows up to become a servant for the towns mayor, who has two grown sons. Moll is seduced and abandoned by one, then marries the other, Moll is employed by Lady Blystone to be a servant. She meets a bandit, Jemmy, who mistakes her for the lady of the house and begins to woo her, Moll rebuffs the advances of Lady Blystones actual lover, the Count, only to be sacked from her job when they are spotted together. A banker marries Moll but quickly loses her when a gang of thieves spirits her away, Moll ends up in jail and finds Jemmy there as well. Their execution is at hand when the banker, finding her there, now a wealthy widow, Moll buys freedom for herself and her true love, and she and Jemmy have a shipboard wedding. Kim Novak took a break from motion pictures after this film. Co-stars Novak and Richard Johnson married in March 1965, the lead role was originally considered for Diane Cilento, who had gathered critical acclaim from her role in Tom Jones, but she had other commitments. Had Cilento appeared in the film, Sean Connery would have played the male lead, the Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders was one of the 13 most popular films in the UK in 1965. The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders at the Internet Movie Database

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Help! (film)
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The second film starring The Beatles following Lesters A Hard Days Night, Help. Sees the group come up against an evil cult, the soundtrack was released as an album, also called Help. The film had its Royal World Premiere at the London Pavilion Theatre in the West End of London on 29 July 1965 in the presence of Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, an eastern cult is about to sacrifice a woman to the goddess Kaili. Just as she is about to be killed, the priestess of the cult, Ahme. Ringo Starr, drummer of the Beatles, has and is wearing it, it was sent to him by the victim in a fan letter. Determined to retrieve the ring and sacrifice the woman, the great Swami Clang, Ahme, after several failed attempts to steal the ring, they confront the Beatles in an Indian restaurant. Ringo learns that if he not return the ring soon. Ringo then discovers that the ring is stuck on his finger, the Beatles go to a jeweller to remove the ring, but the tools he uses all break. They then go to a mad scientist, Foot, and his assistant Algernon, in a lab full of British-made equipment, they attempt to expand the rings molecules so it can slide off Ringos finger. But the machines only manage to remove all his other rings, astonished that his equipment has no effect on the ring, Foot decides that he, too, must have it. While they bumble with trying to get a laser together, Ahme crashes the lab, back home, Ahme tells the group that her sisters time has passed and she is now out of danger and Ringo is now the sacrificial victim. She prepares a solution intended to shrink Ringos finger so she can get the ring off. But then Clang and his henchmen crash the house, causing Ahme to drop the syringe on Pauls leg, while a shrunken Paul hides in an ashtray, the cult attack the other Beatles and pour red paint on Ringo. Foot and Algernon come in, shoots a shot with his Webley and scares the cult away. Paul unshrinks and John subsequently starts to swing a lamp at Foot who tries to shoot him, blaming this on the fact that the gun is British made, Foot retreats. The boys are left to sort things out, the band flees to the Austrian Alps for refuge but both thugs and Foot follow in pursuit. The Beatles practice skiing, then participate in a game of curling, Foot and Algernon booby-trap one of the curling stones with a bomb, George sees the fiendish thingy and tells everyone to run. The bomb eventually goes off after a delay, creating a big hole in the ice from which a Channel swimmer emerges, the boys ski down a slope fleeing from Clang, directed by Ahme, who then misdirects Clang to the take-off ramp for a Ski jumping contest

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A Shot in the Dark (1964 film)
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A Shot in the Dark is a 1964 comedy film directed by Blake Edwards and is the second installment in The Pink Panther series. Peter Sellers is featured again as Inspector Jacques Clouseau of the French Sûreté, Gambrelli would return in Son of the Pink Panther, this time played by Claudia Cardinale, who played Princess Dala in The Pink Panther. Graham Stark reprised his Hercule Lajoy role in Trail of the Pink Panther, the film was not originally written to include Clouseau, but was an adaptation of a stage play by Harry Kurnitz adapted from the French play LIdiote by Marcel Achard. The film was released only a few months after the first Clouseau film, Inspector Clouseau is called to the country home of millionaire Benjamin Ballon to investigate the murder of his chauffeur, Miguel Ostos. The chauffeur was having an affair with one of the maids, Maria Gambrelli, Miguel was shot and killed in her bedroom and Maria was found with the smoking gun in her hand, but claims no knowledge of how it got there as she maintains she was knocked unconscious. All evidence points to Maria as the killer, but Clouseau is convinced of her innocence because he has developed an attraction to her. Realizing Clouseau has been assigned to a high-profile case, Commissioner Dreyfus has him removed. He is awakened in the hours of the morning by an apparent attempt on his life by a Chinese assassin. A series of murders of the Ballon staff follows. Each time the points to Maria, who is continually arrested. As Clouseau continues to bungle the case, Commissioner Dreyfus becomes increasingly unhinged and he stalks Clouseau in order to assassinate him, but accidentally kills a series of innocent bystanders instead and adds further notoriety to the case. Only Maria is innocent of any crime, as a massive row breaks out between employers and staff, the lights are cut, and the guilty take the opportunity to pile into Clouseaus car and escape. They are all killed when the car is destroyed by a bomb that had been planted by Commissioner Dreyfus, having witnessed the explosion, and realizing that he has failed again to kill Clouseau, Dreyfus is reduced to an animalistic fury and is taken away. Clouseau and Maria celebrate the clearing of her name with a long, Sellers was attached to star in the adaptation of Harry Kurnitzs Broadway hit before the release and success of The Pink Panther, but was not pleased with the script by Alec Coppel and Norman Krasna. Walter Mirisch approached Blake Edwards and asked him to take over as director of A Shot in the Dark from Anatole Litvak, the relationship between Edwards and Sellers deteriorated to such a point that at the conclusion of the film they vowed never to work together again. They eventually reconciled to collaborate successfully four years later on The Party, as with most of the other Clouseau films, A Shot in the Dark featured an animated opening titles sequence produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises featuring an animated version of Inspector Clouseau. This film and Inspector Clouseau are the only Clouseau films not to feature the Pink Panther character in the opening titles, henry Mancinis theme for this film serves as opening theme and incidental music in The Inspector cartoon shorts made by DePatie-Freleng from 1965 to 1969. Fran Jeffries sang the song Shadows of Paris and she also sang the song called Meglio Stasera in the film The Pink Panther

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Young Cassidy
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Young Cassidy is a 1965 film directed by Jack Cardiff and John Ford. The film stars Rod Taylor, Julie Christie, and Maggie Smith, the film is a biographical drama based upon the life of the playwright Seán OCasey. Set in 1911 and the growing protest against British rule in Ireland, young John Cassidy is a labourer by day, when the pamphlets he has written incite riots, Cassidy realizes he can do more for his people with the pen than with the sword. He writes a new play, The Plough and the Stars, which he submits to the Abbey Theatre, and is surprised when W. B. Yeats, the founder of the Abbey, accepts and produces his new play. The opening of the causes the audience to riot, and he loses many friends. As early as 1907, performances of John Millington Synges The Playboy of the Western World resulted in riots by theatergoers, the real W. B Yeats, a friend of both authors, said similar words at or after both riots. Young Cassidy brings this parallel history to life, tied together by the character of Yeats. Based on Seán OCaseys autobiography Mirror in my House, the movie production in 1964. OCasey had read earlier drafts of the movie, and gave his approval to the script, as well as to the choice of lead actor, Rod Taylor stepped in when the original choice for the role, Sean Connery, had to drop out. Prior to Connery, Richard Harris was attached, the movie was initially directed by John Ford, but he fell ill about two weeks into production and was replaced by Jack Cardiff. Filming was held up for two weeks, only one member of the cast was replaced - Sian Phillips came in for Siobhan McKenna. OCasey died shortly before production on the film finished, during the making of the movie, a behind-the-scenes documentary, Sean OCasey, The Spirit of Ireland, was filmed looking at the making of Young Cassidy. Narrated by Herschel Bernardi, the film footage from Young Cassidy with footage of the actors preparing for their roles. Young Cassidy was released to DVD by Warner Home Video on 6 September 2012 via the Warner Archive DVD-on-demand system available through Amazon, Young Cassidy page on the IMDb Young Cassidy page on the Complete Rod Taylor Site

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The Wrong Box
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The Wrong Box is a British comedy film made by Salamander Film Productions and distributed by Columbia Pictures. It was produced and directed by Bryan Forbes from a screenplay by Larry Gelbart and Burt Shevelove, based on the 1889 novel The Wrong Box by Robert Louis Stevenson, cicely Courtneidge also appears, as Salvation Army Major Martha and The Temperance Seven also appear. Masterman, who hasnt talked to his brother in many years, summons Joseph to his deathbed. On the train trip to London, Joseph escapes from his minders, entering a compartment and his traveling companion later turns out to be the Bournemouth Strangler. Joseph leaves to smoke a cigarette, leaving his coat behind, the train then collides with another one coming in the other direction. In the confusion, Morris and John find the mutilated body. Morris decides to try to hide the body enough for Masterman to pass away, Morris and John plot to ship the body to their London home. John, left behind to attend to this task, sends the body in a barrel, however, it is delivered to Mastermans house by mistake. The wrong box of the title is concurrently shipped to Mastermans house, Joseph makes his way to London on his own and visits his brother, Masterman attempts to kill his brother a number of times, with Joseph oblivious to the attempts, they separate after quarreling. Meanwhile, Michael meets Josephs ward, Julia Finsbury, and they fall in love, the containers are mistakenly delivered to the wrong houses. Morris, arriving at Josephs house in Johns absence, sees a delivery wagon just leaving, Michael hides the body in a piano when Julia brings Masterman some broth. That night Michael hires unscrupulous undertakers to remove the strangler from the piano and dump it into the Thames, Morris observes the activity and gleefully assumes Masterman has died. The funeral coach and horse chase was filmed in St James Square, Bath, and on Englefield Green, Surrey, the Wrong Box at the Internet Movie Database The Wrong Box at AllMovie The Wrong Box at BritMovie

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Arabesque (1966 film)
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Arabesque is a 1966 Technicolor Comedy thriller starring Gregory Peck and Sophia Loren filmed in Panavision. The film is based on Gordon Cotler a. k. a, alex Gordons novel The Cypher and directed by Stanley Donen. In an undercover mission, Major Sloane kills Professor Ragheeb, an ancient hieroglyphics expert at Oxford University, Sloane then asks Professor David Pollock, who has taken over Ragheebs class on hieroglyphics, to meet with shipping magnate Nejim Beshraavi on a business matter. Jena asks David to accept Beshraavi’s offer of employment, David meets Beshraavi, who asks him to decode the inscription on the piece of paper Sloane stole. David is attracted to Beshraavi’s girlfriend Yasmin Azir, who tells him that Beshraavi had Ragheeb killed and their conversation is interrupted by Beshraavi. David keeps hidden until Sloane brings it to Beshraavis attention that David and the cipher are missing. Overhearing the conversation, David wraps the cipher in a candy in his pocket, among others, a red one with the number “9. ”As Beshraavi’s men search for David, Beshraavi demonstrates to one of Yasmin’s employees, Hemsley, that he can buy people for their loyalty or else exact extreme revenge. Forced to show himself, David seemingly abducts Yasmin and they flee from one of Beshraavi’s henchmen, Mustapha. In the course of the chase, Mustapha and David struggle at the zoological gardens and he identifies himself as Inspector Webster with CID. When a guard approaches, Webster kills him before revealing that he is working with Yasmin, David awakes in a moving panel van in the presence of Webster, Yasmin, and another of Yasmin’s boyfriends, Yussef Kassim, who is looking for the cipher. David, seeing the bag of candies on a shelf in the van and they use truth serum on David, after which he talks what they believe is gibberish about the number “9”. Believing that he was telling the truth about Beshraavi, Yussef tells Yasmin to work on Beshraavi while they throw David out of the vehicle. The next morning, Yasmin arrives home and tells Beshraavi that Yussef, for whom the cipher was originally intended, killed David and Mustapha, while Yasmin believes Beshraavi has the cipher, Beshraavi states that David must still have it. Later, Yasmin bursts into David’s apartment as he finishes a phone conversation with Jena and she convinces him that she hates Yussef and pretends to help him because his boss, a General Ali orchestrating a military takeover, has her mother and sisters hostage. She tells him he needs to crack the cipher so she can back to the embassy. David and Yasmin go to the construction site Yussef uses as his front and they spot the van, but Webster takes the candies to eat. Beshraavi and Webster are to meet at the Ascot racetrack, at Ascot on race day, Yasmin is with Beshraavi, while David searches for Webster. David and Yasmin make plans to meet at 9 that evening at Trafalgar Square after David gets the cipher from Webster, at the track, David spots Webster rendezvousing with Sloane, who hands over an envelope of money

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Christian Dior
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Christian Dior was a French fashion designer, best known as the founder of one of the worlds top fashion houses, also called Christian Dior, which is now owned by Groupe Arnault. Christian Dior was born in Granville, a town on the coast of Normandy. He was the second of five born to Maurice Dior, a wealthy fertilizer manufacturer. He had four siblings, Raymond, Jacqueline, Bernard, when Christian was about five years old, the family moved to Paris, but still returned to the Normandy coast for summer holidays. Diors family had hoped he would become a diplomat, but Dior was artistic, to make money, he sold his fashion sketches outside his house for about 10 cents each. In 1928, Dior left school and received money from his father to finance a small art gallery, where he, from 1937, Dior was employed by the fashion designer Robert Piguet, who gave him the opportunity to design for three Piguet collections. Dior would later say that Robert Piguet taught me the virtues of simplicity through which true elegance must come, one of his original designs for Piguet, a day dress with a short, full skirt called Cafe Anglais, was particularly well received. Whilst at Piguet, Dior worked alongside Pierre Balmain, and was succeeded as house designer by Marc Bohan – who would, in 1960, Dior left Piguet when he was called up for military service. In 1942, when Dior left the army, he joined the house of Lucien Lelong. In 1946 Marcel Boussac, an entrepreneur known as the richest man in France, invited Dior to design for Philippe et Gaston. Dior refused, wishing to make a fresh start under his own rather than reviving an old brand. On 8 December 1946, with Boussacs backing, Dior founded his fashion house. The actual name of the line of his first collection, presented on 12 February 1947, was Corolle, but the phrase New Look was coined for it by Carmel Snow, the editor-in-chief of Harpers Bazaar. Diors designs were more voluptuous than the boxy, fabric-conserving shapes of the recent World War II styles and he was a master at creating shapes and silhouettes, Dior is quoted as saying I have designed flower women. Initially, women protested because his designs covered up their legs, there was also some backlash to Diors designs due to the amount of fabrics used in a single dress or suit. During one photo shoot in a Paris market, the models were attacked by female vendors over this profligacy, the New Look revolutionized womens dress and reestablished Paris as the centre of the fashion world after World War II. Christian Dior died while on holiday in Montecatini, Italy on 24 October 1957, some reports say that he died of a heart attack after choking on a fish bone. Times obituary stated that he died of an attack after playing a game of cards

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The Blue Max
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The Blue Max is a 1966 British war film in DeLuxe Color and filmed in CinemaScope, about a German fighter pilot on the Western Front during World War I. It was directed by John Guillermin, stars George Peppard, James Mason and Ursula Andress, the screenplay was written by David Pursall, Jack Seddon, and Gerald Hanley, based on the novel of the same name by Jack D. Hunter as adapted by Ben Barzman and Basilio Franchina, in contrast to films that romanticize the Flying Aces of the Great War, the protagonist of The Blue Max is depicted as a man with no conscience, no empathy, and no feelings for anyone but himself. The film also explores the decline of chivalry and the advent of total war. Furthermore, in its depiction of a conflict between an amoral officer promoted from the ranks and a member of the officer class. German Corporal Bruno Stachel leaves the fighting in the trenches to become an officer and fighter pilot in the German Army Air Service. Joining a squadron in spring 1918, he sets his sights on winning Germanys highest medal for valor, of middle class origins, Lieutenant Bruno Stachel considers himself better than the aristocratic pilots in his new fighter squadron and sets out to prove it. Meanwhile, Willi von Klugermann, takes him under his wing and their commanding officer, Hauptmann Otto Heidemann is an aristocratic officer whose belief in chivalry and the laws and customs of war conflict with Stachels contempt for them. On his first mission, Stachel, in a Pfalz D. III, shoots down a British S. E.5, Stachel searches the countryside for the wreckage, giving the impression that he cares more about himself than the combat death of a comrade in arms. Soon afterwards, he attacks an Allied two-man observation aircraft, incapacitating the rear gunner, instead of downing the defenseless aircraft, he signals the pilot to fly to the German base. As they near the airfield, the rear gunner revives and reaches for his machine-gun. Stachel is forced to shoot the aircraft down, afterwards, a disgusted Heidemann believes Stachel has committed a war crime just to gain a confirmed kill. The incident brings Stachel to the attention of General Count von Klugermann, when the General comes to the base to award his nephew the Blue Max, he meets Stachel. As Stachel is a commoner, the General sees great potential in him. Meanwhile, Kaeti, the wife, is carrying on a discreet affair with her husbands nephew. Soon afterwards, Stachel is shot down after rescuing a red Fokker Dr. I triplane fighter plane from two British fighters, when he returns to the airfield, he is stunned when he is introduced to the man he saved, Manfred von Richthofen - the Red Baron. Richthofen offers Stachel a place in his squadron, which Stachel declines, with Stachel temporarily grounded owing to a minor injury, General von Klugermann orders him to Berlin to help shore up crumbling public morale. Kaeti takes the opportunity to sleep with her latest hero, upon his return, Stachel taunts an outraged Willi with the news

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Casino Royale (1967 film)
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Casino Royale is a 1967 spy comedy film originally produced by Columbia Pictures starring an ensemble cast of directors and actors. It is loosely based on Ian Flemings first James Bond novel, the film stars David Niven as the original Bond, Sir James Bond 007. Forced out of retirement to investigate the deaths and disappearances of international spies, he battles the mysterious Dr. Noah. The films slogan, Casino Royale is too much, Charles K. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, failed to come to terms. Believing that he could not compete with the Eon series, Feldman resolved to produce the film as a satire, the budget escalated as various directors and writers got involved in the production, and actors expressed dissatisfaction with the project. Casino Royale was released on 13 April 1967, two prior to Eons fifth Bond movie, You Only Live Twice. The film was a success, grossing over $41.7 million worldwide. Critical reception to Casino Royale, however, was negative, some critics regarded it as a baffling. Since 1999, the rights have been held by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. All implore Bond to come out of retirement to deal with SMERSH who have been eliminating agents, when Bond continues to stand firm, his mansion is destroyed by a mortar attack at the orders of M, who is, however, killed in the explosion. Bond travels to Scotland to return Ms remains to the grieving widow, however, the real Lady Fiona has been replaced by SMERSHs Agent Mimi. The rest of the household have been replaced, with SMERSH’s aim to discredit Bond by destroying his celibate image. Attempts by a bevy of beauties to seduce Bond fail, but Mimi/Lady Fiona becomes so impressed with Bond that she changes loyalties, on his way back to London, Bond survives another attempt on his life. Bond is promoted to the head of MI6 and he learns that many British agents around the world have been eliminated by enemy spies because of their inability to resist sex. Bond is also told that the sex maniac who was given the name of James Bond when the original Bond retired has gone to work in television and he then orders that all remaining MI6 agents will be named James Bond 007, to confuse SMERSH. He also creates a programme to train male agents to ignore the charms of women. Moneypenny recruits Coop, an expert who begins training to resist seductive women. Bond then hires Vesper Lynd, a retired agent turned millionaire, to recruit baccarat expert Evelyn Tremble, having embezzled SMERSHs money, Le Chiffre is desperate for money to cover up his theft before he is executed

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Far from the Madding Crowd (1967 film)
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Far from the Madding Crowd is a 1967 British epic drama film adapted from Thomas Hardys book of the same name. The film, starring Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Terence Stamp and Peter Finch and it marked a stylistic shift away from his earlier works exploring contemporary urban mores. The cinematography was by Nicolas Roeg and the soundtrack was by Richard Rodney Bennett and he also used traditional folk songs in various scenes throughout the film. It was nominated for one Oscar for Best Original Music Score and this engenders some disapproval from the local farming community. She employs a former neighbour, Gabriel Oak, to be her shepherd, rejected by her as a suitor, ignoring Gabriels love, Bathsheba impulsively sends a valentine to William Boldwood, a nearby gentleman farmer. When he misinterprets her capriciousness and proposes to her, Bathsheba promises to consider his offer, but she becomes enamoured of Frank Troy, a dashing cavalry sergeant. Troy was supposed to marry young Fanny Robin, a maidservant pregnant with his child, Bathsheba marries him after his return. Troy gambles away most of Bathshebas money and creates disharmony among the farmhands and he learns that Fanny has died in childbirth and is filled with remorse. He swears that he never loved Bathsheba, walks out on her, Bathsheba promises to marry Boldwood after Troy is declared legally dead. The sergeant appears at their engagement party and threatens his wife, shortly after Boldwood has been sent to prison, Gabriel tells Bathsheba that he is planning to emigrate to America. Realising how much she has always needed his quiet strength and unselfish devotion, Bathsheba consents to be his wife and persuades Gabriel to remain in Weatherbury. Julie Christie as Bathsheba Everdene Terence Stamp as Frank Troy Peter Finch as William Boldwood Alan Bates as Gabriel Oak Fiona Walker as Liddy Prunella Ransome as Fanny Robin Alison Leggatt as Mrs, the budget was $3 million, 80% of which was provided by MGM, 20% by Anglo-Amalgamated. The film was largely on location in Dorset and Wiltshire. The film is memorable for the subtly erotic scene between Sgt, Troy and Bathsheba in which he flaunts his expert skills as a swordsman in a private fencing display in a prehistoric earthwork. An enthralled Bathsheba stands immobile before him, roger Ebert found the scenes of the rural area and rural life to be splendid. They were far from the crowd whether they liked it or not. Its not simply that Bathsheba was courted by the three men in her life, but that she was courted by ALL three men in her life, the film performed well at the box office in the UK but was a commercial failure in the US. Far from the Madding Crowd received mixed to positive reviews from critics, as the film holds a 72% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 25 reviews

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Half a Sixpence (film)
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Half a Sixpence is a 1967 British musical film directed by George Sidney and choreographed by Gillian Lynne. The screenplay by Beverley Cross is adapted from his book for the musical of the same name, which was based on Kipps, The Story of a Simple Soul. The music and lyrics are by David Heneker, set in Kent during the Edwardian era, the plot centres on Arthur Kipps, a drapers assistant who falls in love with a chambermaid named Ann. In quick succession, he comes into a fortune, nearly marries a girl, marries Ann instead, loses his fortune. This was the film made by Sidney, director of such well-known movies as Annie Get Your Gun, Kiss Me Kate, Bye Bye Birdie. Location scenes include Aylesford, The Pantiles in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Eastbourne, Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, Oakley Court in Berkshire, Devils Bridge, Ceredigion, interiors were filmed in the Shepperton Studios in Surrey. The budget was originally $2.5 million, then increased to $3.3 million, in her review in the New York Times, Renata Adler said the film should be visually fascinating to anyone in a state that I think is best described as stoned. The songs themselves, trite, gay, and thoroughly meaningless, some of it is quite beautiful to watch. It is nice to have a musical photographed not on a sound stage, but most of the time one wonders where anyone found the energy to put on this long, empty, frenetic extravaganza. I cannot imagine that there will be many more musicals that are so lavishly, exuberantly out of touch with the world of rock, roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times felt that Tommy Steele is just the performer for this sort of schmaltz. He is, in fact, a very good song-and-dance man, timing tends to lag, his sight gags telegraph ahead, and his songs drag. Variety said, The cohesive force is certainly that of Tommy Steele and his assurance is overwhelming, and he leads the terping with splendid vigor and elan. He exudes as much charm as the deckchair he disguises himself as, time Out London says, the film lays on the period charm rather exhaustingly, and the songs. The movie was the 13th most popular at the UK box office in 1969, the film was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design - Colour. Although it lost to A Man for All Seasons, its designers did not go home empty-handed, half a Sixpence at the Internet Movie Database

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Romeo and Juliet (1968 film)
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Romeo and Juliet is a 1968 British-Italian romance film based on the tragic play of the same name by William Shakespeare. The film was directed and co-written by Franco Zeffirelli, and stars Leonard Whiting, sir Laurence Olivier spoke the films prologue and epilogue and reportedly dubbed the voice of the Italian actor playing Lord Montague, but was not credited in the film. Several critics also welcomed the film enthusiastically, in Verona, Italy, the longstanding feud between the Montague and the Capulet clans breaks out in a street brawl, broken up by the Prince of the city. The same night, two teenagers of the two families — Romeo and Juliet — meet at a Capulet masked ball and become deeply infatuated, later, Romeo stumbles into the secluded garden under Juliets bedroom balcony and the two exchange impassioned pledges. They are soon married by Romeos confessor and father figure, Friar Laurence. Unfortunately, another street duel breaks out between Juliets first cousin Tybalt and Romeos best friend Mercutio when Tybalt insults Romeo. Since Tybalt is Juliets cousin and Romeo has just been married to Juliet, he sees Tybalt as family and refuses to him, leading Mercutio to be a loyal friend. Romeo retaliates by fighting Tybalt and killing him, and is punished by the Prince with banishment instead of the death penalty. Romeo, however, sees his banishment as worse than death, as Verona is the home he has known. Friar Laurence eventually convinces Romeo that he is lucky and should be thankful for what he has. Romeo and Juliet secretly spend their night together and consummate their marriage. Unaware of Juliets secret marriage, her father has arranged for her to marry wealthy Count Paris, in order to escape this arranged marriage and remain faithful to Romeo, Juliet consumes a potion prepared by Friar Laurence intended to make her appear dead for forty-two hours. However, when Romeos servant, Balthasar, sees Juliet being buried, under the impression that she is dead, he goes to tell Romeo, in despair, Romeo goes to Juliets tomb and kills himself by drinking poison. Awakening shortly after he expires, Juliet discovers a dead Romeo and proceeds to stab herself with his dagger, later, the two families attend their joint funeral and agree to end the feud. Laurence Oliviers involvement in the production was by happenstance and he was in Rome to film The Shoes of the Fisherman and visited the studio where Romeo and Juliet was being shot. He asked Zeffirelli if there was anything he could do, and was given the Prologue to read, then ended up dubbing the voice of Lord Montague as well as other assorted roles. Set in a 14th-century Renaissance Italy in varying locations, The balcony scene, At the Palazzo Borghese, built by Cardinal Scipione Borghese in the 16th century, in Artena,20 miles south of Rome. The interior church scenes, At a Romanesque church named St. Pietro Somaldi in, Lucca, the tomb scene, Also in Tuscania

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The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968 film)
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It was directed by Tony Richardson and produced by Neil Hartley. It is also notable for the credits and linking passages provided by Richard Williams. This film followed the famous 1936 version The Charge of the Light Brigade, starring Errol Flynn, the Crimean War arose through the desire of the British and French to prevent Russia from taking advantage of the crumbling of the Ottoman Empire. Russia never believed old foes Britain and France would join forces and they also attacked and destroyed a large Turkish naval force at Sinope in autumn 1853. The British and French decided to send a force to the region. When they got there, they found that the Russians had withdrawn from the region, as in Constantinople, the soldiers were debilitated by cholera, drunkenness and syphilis. In summer 1854, the decided to teach the Russians a lesson by invading Crimea and sacking Sebastopol. As it turned out, the British troops were incredibly brave, the campaign saw three famous victories for the allies in 1854, and after minor battles in 1855, the Siege of Sebastopol succeeded on 8 September 1855. Military inefficiency saw far, far more troops killed by disease, ironically, when negotiating the peace, the Turks came off worse than the Russians, and Britain and France hardly gained anything of value. The real lessons were learnt in the field of logistics, communications. This sparked a wave of patriotism across the country with scores of roads, bridges, pubs and other buildings being named for icons of the war - particularly, Alma and Inkerman. The film is about the folly of war, and the state of the British Army. Britain had not fought in a European theatre since the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, tactical and logistical methodology had not advanced in forty years, and the whole ethos of the army was bound in outmoded social values. The anti-hero is a competent officer, Captain Louis Nolan. A veteran of the Indian Army, Nolan is unusual in the hierarchy of his day both for having experience and for having acquired his commission through merited promotion as opposed to purchase. As such he regards many of his colleagues, who are mostly aristocratic dilettantes casual about squandering their subordinates lives, with contempt. Nolans superior is the gruff Lord Cardigan, who treats the regiment under his command as his personal property, cardigans men are typical of the common soldiers of their day, though reasonably well-equipped - compared with the Russians - they are also poorly trained and supplied. They endure squalid living conditions and are punished mercilessly for the slightest missteps in their duties, Nolan soon gets into a highly publicised feud with Cardigan, who is angry at him for ordering Moselle wine at a banquet where all guests were to drink champagne

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The Lion in Winter (1968 film)
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The Lion in Winter is a 1968 historical drama film based on the Broadway play by James Goldman. It was directed by Anthony Harvey and produced by Joseph E. Levine and Martin Poll from Goldmans adaptation of his own play, The Lion in Winter. The film stars Peter OToole, Katharine Hepburn, John Castle, Anthony Hopkins as Richard the Lionheart, Jane Merrow and, in appearances, Timothy Dalton. The film was a success and won three Academy Awards, including one for Hepburn as Best Actress. There was a remake in 2003. The Lion in Winter is set during Christmas 1183, at King Henry IIs château and primary residence in Chinon, Anjou, as a ruse, Henry agrees to give Alais to Richard and make him heir-apparent. He makes a deal with Eleanor for her freedom in return for Aquitaine. When the deal is revealed at the wedding, Richard refuses to go through with the ceremony, after Richard leaves, Eleanor masochistically asks Henry to kiss Alais in front of her, and then looks on in horror as they perform a mock marriage ceremony. Having believed Henrys intentions, John, at the direction of middle brother, Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany, Henry and Phillip meet to discuss terms, but Henry soon learns that Phillip has been plotting with John and Geoffrey, and that he and Richard were once lovers. Henry dismisses all three sons as unsuitable, and locks them in a cellar, telling Alais, the royal boys are aging with the royal port. Henry sees that she is right and condemns them to death and he and Eleanor go back to hoping for the future, with Eleanor going back on the barge to prison, laughing it off with Henry before she leaves. Though the background and the destinies of the characters are historically accurate, The Lion in Winter is fictional. There was a Christmas court at Caen in 1182 but there was no Christmas court at Chinon in 1183, in reality, Henry had many mistresses and many illegitimate children, the Rosamund mentioned in the film was his mistress until she died. The article on the Revolt of 1173–1174 describes the events leading to the plays events. There was also a rebellion, when Young Henry and Geoffrey revolted in 1183. Geoffrey died in 1186 in a tournament held in Paris. A third rebellion against Henry by Richard and Philip in 1189 was finally successful, and a decisively defeated Henry retreated to Chinon in Anjou, Richard scored considerable victories against his Muslim counterpart, Saladin, although he did not succeed in retaking Jerusalem. John finally succeeded Richard in 1199 after Richards death, during his unsuccessful reign he lost most of his fathers holdings in Northern France and angered the barons by his excessive taxation and disrespect towards them

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Oliver! (film)
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Oliver. is a 1968 British musical drama film directed by Carol Reed and based on the stage musical of the same name, with book, music and lyrics written by Lionel Bart. The screenplay was written by Vernon Harris, both the film and play are based on Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist. The film includes musical numbers as Food, Glorious Food, Consider Yourself, As Long as He Needs Me, Youve Got to Pick a Pocket or Two. Filmed in Shepperton Film Studio in Surrey, the film was a Romulus Films production and was distributed internationally by Columbia Pictures. At the 41st Academy Awards for 1968, Oliver. was nominated for eleven Academy Awards and won six, including Best Picture, Best Director for Reed and an Honorary Award for choreographer Onna White. At the 26th Golden Globe Awards the film won two Golden Globes for Best Film - Musical or Comedy, and Best Actor - Musical or Comedy for Ron Moody, a workhouse in Dunstable, England is visited by the wealthy governors who fund it. While a sumptuous banquet is held for them, the orphan boys who work there are being served their daily gruel. They dream of enjoying the same Food, Glorious Food as their masters, while eating, some boys draw straws to see who will ask for more to eat, and the job falls to a boy named Oliver Twist. He goes up to Bumble and Widow Corney, who run the workhouse and serve the gruel, enraged, Bumble takes Oliver to the governors to see what to do with him. A decision is made to have Oliver sold into service, Bumble parades Oliver through the snow, trying to sell him to the highest bidder. Oliver is sold to an undertaker named Mr. Sowerberry, who intends to use him as a mourner for childrens funerals, after his first funeral, Noah Claypole, Sowerberrys apprentice, insults Olivers mother. Oliver attacks Noah in fury and Mrs. Sowerberry forces him into a coffin while Noah fetches Bumble, Oliver is too angry to be intimidated by Bumble, who places the blame on not keeping Oliver on a diet of gruel, instead of meat, which made him strong. Oliver is thrown into the cellar as further punishment, alone in the dark with a roomful of empty coffins, Oliver wonders. While clutching the window grate, Oliver pushes it open and escapes, after a week on the road, Oliver reaches London. Soon, he crosses paths with the Artful Dodger, who decides to take Oliver under his wing, Dodger leads Oliver to his home, a hideout for a group of young boys housed by the elderly Fagin. Oliver naively believes the items they had actually stolen are made by them and Fagin, after a laugh, they subtly explain to Oliver they are actually a pickpocket gang. At the same time, Fagin helps the boys practice their stealing while proclaiming his belief that to get by. Once the boys go to sleep, Fagin sneaks off to meet with a thief with whom he does business, Bill Sikes

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Oh! What a Lovely War
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The film is based on the stage musical Oh, What a Lovely War. Originated by Charles Chilton as a play, The Long Long Trail in December 1961. The title is derived from the music hall song Oh and its a Lovely War, which is one of the major numbers in the film. The diplomatic manoeuvrings and events involving those in authority are set in a location inside the pierhead pavilion. In the opening scene various Foreign Ministers, generals and Heads of State walk over a map of Europe. The German invasion of Belgium leaves Sir Edward Grey little choice, italy reneges on her alliance with the Central Powers but Turkey joins them instead. The start of the war in 1914 is shown as a parade of optimism, a military band rouses holidaymakers from the beach to rally round and follow – some even literally boarding a bandwagon. The first Battle of Mons is similarly cheerfully depicted yet more realistic in portrayal, both scenes are flooded in pleasant sunshine. When the casualties start to mount, an audience is rallied by singing Are We Downhearted. A chorus line dressed in frilled yellow dresses, recruits an army with We dont want to lose you. The young men take to the stage and are quickly moved offstage and into life. The red poppy crops up again as a symbol of impending death and these scenes are juxtaposed with the pavilion, now housing the top military brass. There is a showing the loss of life and yards gained. Outside, Sylvia Pankhurst is shown addressing a crowd on the futility of war. She is met with catcalls and jeered off her podium,1915 is depicted as darkly contrasting in tone. Many shots of a parade of wounded men illustrate an endless stream of grim, black humour among these soldiers has now replaced the enthusiasm of the early days. Theres a Long, Long Trail a-Winding captures the new mood of despair, red poppies provide the only bright colour in these scenes. At the end of the year, amidst more manoeuvres in the pavilion, Haig is then mocked by Australian troops who see him inspecting British soldiers, they sing They were only playing Leapfrog to the tune of John Brown

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Funny Girl (film)
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Funny Girl is a 1968 American biographical romantic musical comedy-drama film directed by William Wyler. The screenplay by Isobel Lennart was adapted from her book for the musical of the same title. It is loosely based on the life and career of Broadway and film star and comedian Fanny Brice and her relationship with entrepreneur. Streisand won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance, in 2006, the American Film Institute ranked the film #16 on its list commemorating AFIs Greatest Movie Musicals. Previously it had ranked the film #41 in its 2002 list of 100 Years,100 Passions, the songs People and Dont Rain on My Parade at #13 and #46, respectively, in its 2004 list of 100 Years. 100 Songs, and the line Hello, gorgeous at #81 in its 2005 list of 100 Years, Funny Girl is considered one of the greatest musical films ever. Fanny is first seen as a teenager who gets her first job in vaudeville. They continue to meet occasionally over the years, becoming romantically involved as Fannys career flourishes. Arnstein eventually seduces Fanny, who decides to abandon the Follies to be with him, after winning a fortune playing poker while traveling aboard the RMS Berengaria, Nicky agrees to marry Fanny. They move into a house and have a daughter, and Fanny eventually returns to Ziegfeld. Meanwhile, Nickys various business ventures fail, forcing them to move into an apartment, refusing financial support from his wife, he becomes involved in a bonds scam and is imprisoned for embezzlement for eighteen months. Following Nickys release from prison, he and Fanny agree to separate, in the 1985 book Barbra Streisand, The Woman, the Myth, the Music by Shaun Considine, composer Styne revealed he was unhappy with the orchestrations for the film. They were going for pop arrangements, he recalled and they dropped eight songs from the Broadway show and we were asked to write some new ones. They didn’t want to go with success and it was the old-fashioned MGM Hollywood way of doing a musical. They always change things to their way of vision, and they always do it wrong, but, of all my musicals they screwed up, Funny Girl came out the best. Because the songs My Man, Second Hand Rose, and I’d Rather Be Blue frequently were performed by the real Brice during her career, the soundtrack album to the film was released by Columbia Records in 1968. Lennart consequently adapted her script for what became a successful Broadway production starring Barbra Streisand. Although she had not made any films, Streisand was Starks first, macLaine and Streisand were good friends and shared a birthday, both actresses rolled their eyes at the idea

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Isadora
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Isadora is a 1968 biographical film which tells the story of celebrated American dancer Isadora Duncan. It stars Vanessa Redgrave, James Fox, and Jason Robards, the film was adapted by Melvyn Bragg, Margaret Drabble, and Clive Exton from the books My Life by Isadora and Isadora, an Intimate Portrait by Sewell Stokes. It was directed by Karel Reisz and it was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. The film was nominated for the Palme dOr at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival. In 1927, Isadora Duncan has become a legend as the innovator of modern dance, a bohemian. Now past 40, she lives in poverty in a hotel on the French Riviera with her companion Mary Estelle Dempsey/Mary Desti and her secretary Roger. In 1896, she performs under the name of Peppy Dora in a music hall in Chicago. Modeling her free-form style of dance and costume after Greek classicism, in Berlin, she meets her first love, Gordon Craig, a young stage designer who promises her that together they will create a new world of theatre. Following the birth of a son, Isadora returns to England with Singer but becomes bored with her life and enters into an affair with her pianist. A short time later, both of her children are drowned when their car plunges off a bridge into the Seine. Broken by the tragedy, Isadora leaves Singer and wanders about Europe until in 1921 she receives an offer to open a school in the Soviet Union. Following the disintegration of her marriage, she returns to Nice to write her memoirs, impulsively selling her possessions to open a new school in Paris, Isadora goes to a local cafe to celebrate and spots Bugatti, a handsome Italian whom she has been admiring for several days. She goes for a drive with him in his sports car, and as they roar along a road by the sea, Isadoras long chiffon scarf catches in the spokes of a wheel and strangles her

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Women in Love (film)
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Women in Love is a 1969 British romantic drama film directed by Ken Russell and starring Alan Bates, Oliver Reed, Glenda Jackson, and Jennie Linden. The film was adapted by Larry Kramer from D. H. Lawrences novel of the same name, the plot follows the relationships between two sisters and two men in a mining town in post First World War England. The two couples take markedly different directions, the film explores the nature of commitment and love. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards, Best Cinematography, Best Director and Best Writing, Jackson won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role, as well as a slew of critics honours. The film takes place in 1920, in the Midlands mining town of Beldover. Two sisters, Ursula and Gudrun Brangwen, discuss marriage on their way to the wedding of Laura Crich, daughter of the wealthy mine owner, Thomas Crich, to Tibby Lupton. At the villages church, each sister is fascinated by a member of the wedding party – Gudrun by Lauras brother, Gerald. Ursula is a teacher and Rupert is a school inspector, she remembers his visit to her classroom. The four are brought together at a house party at the estate of Hermione Roddice. When Hermione devises, as entertainment for her guests, a dance in the style of the Russian ballet, Rupert becomes impatient with her pretensions and this sets off spontaneous dancing among the whole group and angers Hermione. When Birkin follows her into the room, she smashes a glass paperweight against his head. He discards his clothes and wanders through the woods, when Gerald and Rupert appear, Gerald calls Gudruns behaviour impossible and ridiculous, and then says he loves her. Thats one way of putting it, she replies, Ursula and Birkin wander away discussing death and love. They make love in the woods, the day ends in tragedy when Laura and Tibby drown while swimming in the lake. During one of Gerald and Ruperts discussions, Rupert suggests Japanese-style wrestling and they strip and wrestle in the firelight. Ursula and Birkin decide to marry while Gudrun and Gerald continue to see each other, one evening, emotionally exhausted after his fathers illness and death, Gerald sneaks into the Brangwen house to spend the night with Gudrun in her bed, then leaves at dawn. Later, after Ursula and Birkins marriage, Gerald suggests that the four of them go to the Alps for Christmas, at their inn in the Alps, Gudrun irritates Gerald with her interest in Loerke, a gay German sculptor. An artist herself, Gudrun is fascinated with Loerkes idea that brutality is necessary to create art, while Gerald grows increasingly jealous and angry, Gudrun only derides and ridicules him

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Waterloo (1970 film)
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Waterloo is a 1970 epic period war film directed by Sergei Bondarchuk and produced by Dino De Laurentiis. It depicts the story of the events and the Battle of Waterloo. It stars Rod Steiger as Napoleon Bonaparte and Christopher Plummer as the Duke of Wellington with a cameo by Orson Welles as Louis XVIII of France, other stars include Jack Hawkins as General Thomas Picton, Virginia McKenna as the Duchess of Richmond and Dan OHerlihy as Marshal Ney. Fifty circus stunt riders were used to perform the dangerous horse falls, in 1814 French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, facing certain defeat at the hands of Britain, Austria, Prussia and Russia, abdicates at the demand of his marshals. He is banished to Elba with 1,000 men, but escapes, Ney, now serving the monarchy of Louis XVIII of France, is tasked with recapturing him, but he and his army defect to Napoleon. King Louis flees, Napoleon triumphantly enters Paris, and the European powers declare war, the Prussian von Muffling interrupts the Duchess of Richmonds ball to warn the Duke of Wellington that Napoleon has invaded Belgium to defeat the Allied forces before they can unite. Realising that Napoleon has got himself and the Prussians, Wellington decides to halt the French at Waterloo. The French fight the British to a draw at Quatre-Bras, field Marshal Blücher rejects the advice of his Chief of Staff, General Gneisenau to retreat and instead moves north to Wavre to keep contact with Wellington. The battle of Waterloo, delayed to let the dry after the previous nights storm. Napoleon launches a diversionary attack on Wellingtons right flank, the Chateau of Hougoumont. Napoleon then attacks the allied left with dErlons infantry corps, General Picton successfully halts the attack but is killed. Napoleon realises that troops spotted emerging from the woods to the east are Prussians, not French and he then suffers stomach pain and withdraws temporarily, leaving Marshal Ney in command. Ney misinterprets a reorganisation of the Allied line as a retreat and leads a cavalry charge, Napoleon returns and rebukes his marshals for letting Ney attack without infantry support. However he hopes that Wellingtons line has been worn down, the British farmhouse of La Haye Sainte falls, and Napoleon sends the Imperial Guard for the decisive blow. As they advance they are repulsed by Maitlands Guards Division, who were lying unseen in the grass on the reverse of the slope, the repulse of the Guard devastates French morale, and the arrival of the Prussians makes matters certain. After refusing to surrender, the Imperial Guard squares are annihilated with close range artillery, after the battle, Wellington wanders among the piles of dead, lamenting the cost of victory. At the same time Napoleon, who had declared that he would die with his men, is dragged by his marshals from the field, columbia Pictures published a 28-page, full-colour pictorial guide when it released Waterloo in 1970. Final costs were over £12 million, making Waterloo, for its time, had the movie been filmed in the West, costs might have been as much as three times this

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Anne of the Thousand Days
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Anne of the Thousand Days is a 1969 British costume drama made by Hal Wallis Productions and distributed by Universal Pictures. It was directed by Charles Jarrott and produced by Hal B, the film tells the story of Anne Boleyn. The film stars Richard Burton as King Henry VIII and Geneviève Bujold as Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth Taylor makes a brief, uncredited appearance. Irene Papas plays Catherine of Aragon, Geneviève Bujolds portrayal of Anne, her first in an English-speaking film, was, however, very highly praised, even by Time magazine, which otherwise skewered the movie. The play Anne of the Thousand Days, the basis, was first enacted on Broadway in the Shubert Theatre on 8 December 1948. Potter, with Rex Harrison and Joyce Redman as Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn respectively, running 288 performances, Harrison won a Tony Award for his performance. Cinematically, Anne of the Thousand Days took twenty years to reach the screen because its themes – adultery, illegitimacy, the film was made on such locations as Penshurst Place and Hever Castle, and at Pinewood and Shepperton Studios. Hever Castle was one of the settings for the film. The stunning formal Tudor gardens provided the setting for the film. Starting in 1527, Henry has a problem, he reveals his dissatisfaction with his wife and he is currently enjoying a discreet affair with Mary Boleyn, a daughter of Sir Thomas Boleyn who is one of his courtiers, but the King is bored with her too. At a court ball, he notices Marys 18-year-old sister Anne and she is engaged to the son of the Earl of Northumberland and they have received their parents permission to marry. The King, however, is enraptured with Annes beauty and orders his Lord Chancellor, Cardinal Wolsey, when news of this decision is carried to Anne, she reacts furiously. She blames the Cardinal and the King for ruining her happiness, when Henry makes a rather clumsy attempt to seduce her, Anne bluntly informs him how she finds him, Ive heard what your courtiers say and Ive seen what you are. Youre spoiled and vengeful and bloody and your poetry is sour and your music is worse. You make love as you eat with a deal of noise. Henry brings her back to Court with him, whilst she continues to resist his advances out of a mixture of repugnance for Henry, however, she becomes intoxicated with the power that the Kings love gives her. Power is as exciting as love, she tells her brother George Boleyn, using this power, she continually undermines Cardinal Wolsey, who at first sees Anne as just a passing love interest for the King. When Henry again presses Anne to become his mistress, she repeats that she never give birth to a child who is illegitimate

British Academy of Film and Television Arts
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The British Academy of Film and Television Arts is an independent charity that supports, develops and promotes the art forms of the moving image – film, television and game in the United Kingdom. David Lean was the founding Chairman of the Academy, the first Film Awards ceremony took place in May 1949 and honouring the films The Best Years of Our L

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The BAFTA award, designed by Mitzi Cunliffe

The Pumpkin Eater
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The Pumpkin Eater is a 1964 British drama film starring Anne Bancroft as an unusually fertile woman and Peter Finch as her philandering husband. The film was adapted by Harold Pinter from the 1962 novel of the name by Penelope Mortimer. The title is a reference to the nursery rhyme Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater, after a series of loosely related events

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Of Human Bondage (1964 film)
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Of Human Bondage is a 1964 British drama film directed by Ken Hughes. The MGM release, the screen adaptation of W. Somerset Maughams 1915 novel, was written by Bryan Forbes. After two unsuccessful years pursuing an art career in Paris, clubfooted Philip Carey decides to study medicine and he meets and falls in love with Mildred Rogers, a low-class

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Of Human Bondage

Mademoiselle (1966 film)
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Mademoiselle is a 1966 French - British drama film directed by Tony Richardson. The dark drama won a BAFTA award and nomination and was featured in the 2007 Brooklyn Academy of Music French film retrospective, Jeanne Moreau plays an undetected sociopath, arsonist and poisoner, a respected visiting schoolteacher and sécretaire at the Mairie in a sma

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Becket (1964 film)
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Becket is a 1964 Anglo-American dramatic film adaptation of the play Becket or the Honour of God by Jean Anouilh made by Hal Wallis Productions and released by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Peter Glenville and produced by Hal B, Wallis with Joseph H. Hazen as executive producer. The screenplay was written by Edward Anhalt based on Anouilhs

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Original film poster by Sanford Kossin

The Long Ships (film)
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The Long Ships is a 1964 Anglo-Yugoslav adventure film shot in Technirama directed by Jack Cardiff and stars Richard Widmark, Sidney Poitier and Russ Tamblyn. The film was loosely based on the Swedish novel The Long Ships by Frans G. Bengtsson, retaining little more than the title. Although the protagonist is named Rolfe, the film was released in S

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Woman of Straw
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Woman of Straw is a 1964 British crime thriller starring Gina Lollobrigida and Sean Connery. It was directed by Basil Dearden and written by Robert Muller and Stanley Mann, connerys character Anthony Richmond schemes to get the fortune of his tyrannical, wheelchair-using tycoon uncle Charles Richmond by persuading Maria, a nurse he employs, to marr

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The Yellow Rolls-Royce
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The Yellow Rolls-Royce is a 1964 dramatic composite film written by Terence Rattigan, produced by Anatole de Grunwald and directed by Anthony Asquith, the trio responsible for The V. I. P. s. It is set in the years up to and including the start of World War II. Prompted by the teams success with The V. I. P. s. Scott, Isa Miranda, Alain Delon and J

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Film poster by Howard Terpning.

Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines
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In 1910, just seven years after the first heavier-than-air flight, aircraft are fragile and unreliable contraptions, piloted by intrepid birdmen. Pompous British newspaper magnate Lord Rawnsley forbids his would-be aviatrix daughter, ardent suffragette Patricia, aviator Richard Mays, a young army officer and Patricias fiancé, conceives the idea of

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Ron Goodwin 's music played an integral part of the film

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1963 Replica of the Bristol Boxkite, now hanging in the Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery.

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Santos-Dumont flying his Demoiselle in Paris, 1907

Osbert Lancaster
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Sir Osbert Lancaster, CBE was an English cartoonist, author, art critic and stage designer, best known to the public at large for his cartoons published in the Daily Express. Interested in art and architectural history and an activist for conservation, much of his work parodied British history, Lancaster was born in London, and educated at St Ronan

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Lancaster (right) with Frederic Lloyd in 1971 at the launch of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company revival of The Sorcerer designed by Lancaster.

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'The Opening of Historical Buildings', a drawing by Lancaster featuring Maudie and William Littlehampton.

The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
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The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders is a 1965 British historical comedy film directed by Terence Young and starring Kim Novak, Richard Johnson and Angela Lansbury. It is based on the 1722 novel Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe, in the 18th century, an orphan, Moll Flanders, grows up to become a servant for the towns mayor, who has two grown sons.

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British cinema poster for The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders

Help! (film)
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The second film starring The Beatles following Lesters A Hard Days Night, Help. Sees the group come up against an evil cult, the soundtrack was released as an album, also called Help. The film had its Royal World Premiere at the London Pavilion Theatre in the West End of London on 29 July 1965 in the presence of Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowd

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A Shot in the Dark (1964 film)
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A Shot in the Dark is a 1964 comedy film directed by Blake Edwards and is the second installment in The Pink Panther series. Peter Sellers is featured again as Inspector Jacques Clouseau of the French Sûreté, Gambrelli would return in Son of the Pink Panther, this time played by Claudia Cardinale, who played Princess Dala in The Pink Panther. Graha

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Young Cassidy
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Young Cassidy is a 1965 film directed by Jack Cardiff and John Ford. The film stars Rod Taylor, Julie Christie, and Maggie Smith, the film is a biographical drama based upon the life of the playwright Seán OCasey. Set in 1911 and the growing protest against British rule in Ireland, young John Cassidy is a labourer by day, when the pamphlets he has

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The Wrong Box
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The Wrong Box is a British comedy film made by Salamander Film Productions and distributed by Columbia Pictures. It was produced and directed by Bryan Forbes from a screenplay by Larry Gelbart and Burt Shevelove, based on the 1889 novel The Wrong Box by Robert Louis Stevenson, cicely Courtneidge also appears, as Salvation Army Major Martha and The

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Arabesque (1966 film)
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Arabesque is a 1966 Technicolor Comedy thriller starring Gregory Peck and Sophia Loren filmed in Panavision. The film is based on Gordon Cotler a. k. a, alex Gordons novel The Cypher and directed by Stanley Donen. In an undercover mission, Major Sloane kills Professor Ragheeb, an ancient hieroglyphics expert at Oxford University, Sloane then asks P

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The rare Rolls-Royce Phantom IV featured in the film.

Christian Dior
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Christian Dior was a French fashion designer, best known as the founder of one of the worlds top fashion houses, also called Christian Dior, which is now owned by Groupe Arnault. Christian Dior was born in Granville, a town on the coast of Normandy. He was the second of five born to Maurice Dior, a wealthy fertilizer manufacturer. He had four sibli

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Christian Dior on a 2005 Romanian stamp

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The Christian Dior Home and Museum in Granville (Manche), France.

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The "Bar" suit, Corolle, 1947, as displayed in Moscow in 2011.

The Blue Max
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The Blue Max is a 1966 British war film in DeLuxe Color and filmed in CinemaScope, about a German fighter pilot on the Western Front during World War I. It was directed by John Guillermin, stars George Peppard, James Mason and Ursula Andress, the screenplay was written by David Pursall, Jack Seddon, and Gerald Hanley, based on the novel of the same

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Pour le mérite, informally known as the "Blue Max", the highest military honour that the Kingdom of Prussia could bestow during World War I.

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Casino Royale (1967 film)
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Casino Royale is a 1967 spy comedy film originally produced by Columbia Pictures starring an ensemble cast of directors and actors. It is loosely based on Ian Flemings first James Bond novel, the film stars David Niven as the original Bond, Sir James Bond 007. Forced out of retirement to investigate the deaths and disappearances of international sp

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David Niven as Bond and Barbara Bouchet as Miss Moneypenny

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Peter Sellers as Evelyn Tremble

Far from the Madding Crowd (1967 film)
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Far from the Madding Crowd is a 1967 British epic drama film adapted from Thomas Hardys book of the same name. The film, starring Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Terence Stamp and Peter Finch and it marked a stylistic shift away from his earlier works exploring contemporary urban mores. The cinematography was by Nicolas Roeg and the soundtrack was by R

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Original film poster by Howard Terpning

Half a Sixpence (film)
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Half a Sixpence is a 1967 British musical film directed by George Sidney and choreographed by Gillian Lynne. The screenplay by Beverley Cross is adapted from his book for the musical of the same name, which was based on Kipps, The Story of a Simple Soul. The music and lyrics are by David Heneker, set in Kent during the Edwardian era, the plot centr

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Romeo and Juliet (1968 film)
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Romeo and Juliet is a 1968 British-Italian romance film based on the tragic play of the same name by William Shakespeare. The film was directed and co-written by Franco Zeffirelli, and stars Leonard Whiting, sir Laurence Olivier spoke the films prologue and epilogue and reportedly dubbed the voice of the Italian actor playing Lord Montague, but was

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Romeo and Juliet

The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968 film)
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It was directed by Tony Richardson and produced by Neil Hartley. It is also notable for the credits and linking passages provided by Richard Williams. This film followed the famous 1936 version The Charge of the Light Brigade, starring Errol Flynn, the Crimean War arose through the desire of the British and French to prevent Russia from taking adva

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The Cavalry Riding School building at Beaumont Barracks in Aldershot featured in the early scenes

The Lion in Winter (1968 film)
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The Lion in Winter is a 1968 historical drama film based on the Broadway play by James Goldman. It was directed by Anthony Harvey and produced by Joseph E. Levine and Martin Poll from Goldmans adaptation of his own play, The Lion in Winter. The film stars Peter OToole, Katharine Hepburn, John Castle, Anthony Hopkins as Richard the Lionheart, Jane M

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Katharine Hepburn as Eleanor of Aquitaine.

Oliver! (film)
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Oliver. is a 1968 British musical drama film directed by Carol Reed and based on the stage musical of the same name, with book, music and lyrics written by Lionel Bart. The screenplay was written by Vernon Harris, both the film and play are based on Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist. The film includes musical numbers as Food, Glorious Food, Consid

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Theatrical release poster by Howard Terpning

Oh! What a Lovely War
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The film is based on the stage musical Oh, What a Lovely War. Originated by Charles Chilton as a play, The Long Long Trail in December 1961. The title is derived from the music hall song Oh and its a Lovely War, which is one of the major numbers in the film. The diplomatic manoeuvrings and events involving those in authority are set in a location i

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Funny Girl (film)
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Funny Girl is a 1968 American biographical romantic musical comedy-drama film directed by William Wyler. The screenplay by Isobel Lennart was adapted from her book for the musical of the same title. It is loosely based on the life and career of Broadway and film star and comedian Fanny Brice and her relationship with entrepreneur. Streisand won the

Isadora
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Isadora is a 1968 biographical film which tells the story of celebrated American dancer Isadora Duncan. It stars Vanessa Redgrave, James Fox, and Jason Robards, the film was adapted by Melvyn Bragg, Margaret Drabble, and Clive Exton from the books My Life by Isadora and Isadora, an Intimate Portrait by Sewell Stokes. It was directed by Karel Reisz

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Film poster by Reynold Brown

Women in Love (film)
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Women in Love is a 1969 British romantic drama film directed by Ken Russell and starring Alan Bates, Oliver Reed, Glenda Jackson, and Jennie Linden. The film was adapted by Larry Kramer from D. H. Lawrences novel of the same name, the plot follows the relationships between two sisters and two men in a mining town in post First World War England. Th

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Waterloo (1970 film)
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Waterloo is a 1970 epic period war film directed by Sergei Bondarchuk and produced by Dino De Laurentiis. It depicts the story of the events and the Battle of Waterloo. It stars Rod Steiger as Napoleon Bonaparte and Christopher Plummer as the Duke of Wellington with a cameo by Orson Welles as Louis XVIII of France, other stars include Jack Hawkins

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Anne of the Thousand Days
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Anne of the Thousand Days is a 1969 British costume drama made by Hal Wallis Productions and distributed by Universal Pictures. It was directed by Charles Jarrott and produced by Hal B, the film tells the story of Anne Boleyn. The film stars Richard Burton as King Henry VIII and Geneviève Bujold as Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth Taylor makes a brief, uncre

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Anthony Daniels (pictured here in 2005) was convinced to take the role of the droid C-3PO after seeing a design drawing of the character's face

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George Lucas, the director and writer of Star Wars, shown here in 2007. He was unsuccessful in pitching his idea to several major Hollywood studios because it was "a little strange". Eventually, Lucas presented the treatment to 20th Century Fox, and the film was approved.